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Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Terre Haute
Sculpture
(Garfield Eagle) (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Garfield Eagle) (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Garfield Eagle from Garfield High School, (sculpture).
Dates:
1912. Rededicated Nov. 24, 1983.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal, painted; Base: angle irons; Marker: granite; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 2 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.; Marker: approx. 5 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On marker, incised:) SITE OF/GARFIELD/HIGH SCHOOL/1912-1971/WHERE THE/"SPIRIT OF 7-6"/PREVAILED AND INSPIRED ALL/TO EXERT EXTRA EFFORT/TO ACHIEVE./DEDICATED TO THE HONOR AND/MEMORY OF ALL WHO BENEFITED/FROM ITS EXISTENCE./NOVEMBER 24, 1983/HOME OF THE PURPLE EAGLES
Description:
An eagle with wings extended is perched on a short pile of rocks. The head and tail are white and the rest is gold. On the chest is a crest with the letters GHS. The base consists of three large angle irons that come up to a center point below the eagle from the edge of a slab foundation. A two-tiered, inscribed marker rests on top of the foundation.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Terre Haute
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Terre Haute Housing Authority, P. O. Box 3086, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807
Located 1200 Maple Avenue, Terre Haute, Indiana
Remarks:
Located on the site of Garfield High School, 1912-1971.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS IN000399
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